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Muchinguri tries to dodge court ruling

Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri is seeking to overturn a High Court ruling compelling her to compensate the widow of a Harare resident who was killed by soldiers during the August 1, 2018 post-election protests.In April this year, Justic…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt to compensate genocide victims

The Zimbabwean government will compensate victims of the Gukurahundi massacres, with community hearings into the 1980s atrocities set to commence on June 26, 2025, Deputy President of the National Council of Chiefs, Chief Fortune Charumbir…

Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:21hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter

Harare Council risks land loss over Chiyangwa compensation directive

The Harare City Council faces potential financial losses running into thousands of dollars if it complies with a government directive to compensate Pinnacle Holdings with several tracts of land - a move that has triggered outrage among cou…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:25hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war veterans lose court bid to block compensation of white ex-farmers

The High Court has dismissed an application by a group of war veterans seeking to block the Government from compensating white former commercial farmers whose land was repossessed during Zimbabwe's Fast-Track Land Reform Programme.The War …

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:08hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter

Farmers' group rejects compensation deal for past land seizures

A group representing many of the white farmers whose land was seized during Zimbabwe's land reforms over two decades ago has rejected a compensation deal and said it wants to reopen negotiations with the government.The group has criticised…

Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 09:50hrs | 1141 | by Staff reporter

Why compensate white farmers, not ZPRA?

Veteran freedom fighter and opposition politician Moses Mzila Ndlovu has strongly criticised the Zimbabwean government's recent payment of compensation to white former commercial farmers, calling it a glaring injustice that ignores the unr…

Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 19:02hrs | 1622 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe fails to pay white farmers who had land expropriated

White commercial growers in Zimbabwe said that the government has failed to pay part of $331 million in compensation to farmers for expropriating their land but reimbursed others who weren't part of the deal.In a joint letter to the financ…

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 10:08hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter

Britain should have compensated Zimbabwe first!

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stated that Britain should have compensated Zimbabwe before the southern African country addresses compensation for white commercial farmers regarding improvements made to the land.Speaking at the Zimbabwe …

Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 16:42hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter

Over 400 ex-settlers to get compensation

In a significant development for former farm owners, over 400 individuals have been cleared for compensation under the Global Compensation Deed, aimed at addressing losses incurred during Zimbabwe's fast-track land reform program. The gove…

Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:59hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe resumes war victims' compensation after 26 years

The Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Monica Mavhunga, has announced the resumption of compensation payments for war victims, marking a major step in supporting Zimbabwe's liberation heroes and heroines. This announc…

Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter

Kasukuwere US$ 1 billion cheque towards Matabeleland genocide compensation mind blowing

We note that Saviour Kasukuwere has made history by becoming the first Zimbabwean politician of Shona origin to find it appropriate not only to recognise Matabeleland genocide but to pay reparations thereof to the tune of US$ 1 billion.MLO…

Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:09hrs | 13 | by Israel Dube

US$2 for 2018 army shooting victims

GOVERNMENT reportedly gave $1 000 only as "compensation" to families of the August 1, 2018 army shooting victims, NewsDay Weekender has learnt.The amount, given to assist burial of those killed by army personnel during the post-election pr…

Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'No compensation yet for August 2018 shooting victims'

CRISIS in Coalition Zimbabwe (CiCZ) has urged government to account for the August 1, 2018 post-election shootings during which six civilians were shot dead by soldiers, and compensate survivors.Speaking at a discussion on justice for the …

Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Family demands compensation for UBH death

FOR eight months, a family from Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb did not bury the body of a loved one who died at the United Bulawayo Hospitals after he fell from the third floor of a building at the institution.Welcome Moyo's family is not hap…

Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 07:00hrs | 195 | by Staff Reporter

Negligent ZRP pays the price for tear-gassing woman

ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) has paid more than ZWL140 000 as compensation to a Harare woman who was tear-gassed by some law enforcement agents three years ago.Fifty eight-year-old Mavis Muzari was left nursing injuries and hospitalised …

Published: 23 May 2022 at 14:21hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes

Chamisa agrees to pay US$ 100 billion as compensation for Matabeleland genocide?

In his own words, Chamisa told a rally in Tsholotsho 3 days ago, "there is this issue of Gukurahundi. I told the late former President Robert Mugabe and the current Zanu-PF leadership that you cannot sweep Gukurahundi under the carpet. Thi…

Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 11:32hrs | | by Israel Dube

Mnangagwa's govt dangles compensation to Chilonga villagers

GOVERNMENT yesterday in a volte-face agreed to compensate Chilonga villagers in Chiredzi district set to be evicted to make way for an irrigation scheme.This was revealed in Statutory Instrument (SI) 72A of 2021, which replaced SI 51 of 20…

Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Ex-farm workers deserve compensation: War vets

WAR veterans and labour activists have urged government to channel part of the US$3,5 billion meant to compensate white former commercial farmers towards ex-farm workers who lost their sources of livelihood and property during the chaotic …

Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Britain must pay part of the money to compensate Zimbabwe white farmers

To be fair, just and reasonable, it would be conscionable to Zimbabwe, if the UK government contributed a certain percentage of the money to be paid as compensation to Zimbabwe displaced white farmers.That is because the land in dispute wa…

Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 10:16hrs | 1 | by Njabulo

$36 000 damages for crash victim

A Harare woman who suffered life-changing injuries in a kombi crash has reason to smile after the High Court awarded her more than $36 000 in damages, five years after the horrific accident that killed the driver on the spot. Teresah Mahan…

Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

IN his inaugural address the new President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, confirmed that land reform was both historically necessary and irreversible. He also made a commitment to compensate farmers who were forced off their land during …

Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 12:45hrs | 1 | by Ian Scoones

Bravo bus crash woman battles to get $300 compensation

A HWANGE woman has alleged that Bravo Bus Company is refusing to pay compensation following an accident that resulted in her child's arm being amputated and the family incurring about $8 000 in medical bills.The accident, which killed thre…

Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

ZLHR wins $5000 compensation for motorist whose property was abused by deliquent police officer

A ZIMBABWEAN court has ordered a delinquent traffic police officer and his superiors to fork out about $5 000 as compensation to a motoristafter the law enforcement agent wrecked his vehicle.Titus Matava, who is employed as a Constable by …

Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 05:30hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

What criteria is going to be used for Gukurahundi criteria?

How do you compensate for loss of life, 20000 of them. Humiliation through tortue and rape, some of it resulting an pregnancy and children. Growing up without a father or mother. Fear and psychological trauma which has lasted for decades. …

Published: 19 May 2013 at 10:04hrs | | by MDC Spokesman

Compensating Gukurahundi victims with 'blood money'

Compensating someone financially for a murdered loved is in dictionary terms "blood money". If MDC T and Morgan Tswangirayi think that promising to giving the people of Matebeleland blood money as compensation for Gukurahundi atrocities wi…

Published: 19 May 2013 at 07:34hrs | | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo

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